Girth-buckle



STATES Afr @FICE GrIRTH-BUCKLE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 26,013, dated November8, 1859; Reissued May 26,

t 1863, No. 1,483.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lucius C. CHASE, of Boston, in the county of Suffolkand Commonwealth of B/Iassachusetts, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Girth- Buckles; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact de scription of the constructionand operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is atop view of the buckle; Fig. 2, a side view; Fig. 3, a view of thetongue removed from the buckle, and Fig. 4, a view of the buckleattached to the girth and buckled into the skirt point.

Like parts are indicated by the same letters in all the figures.

rIhe nature of my invention consists in constructing the buckle withwings, or pro jections, B, B, or their equivalents, and furnislied withholes, Z), for the reception of rivets, or screws, by means of which thebuckle can be confined to the girth, or strap,

with great rapidity and cheapness, saving all the labor of' sewing, andall the leather that is used in lapping over, in the usual manner ofconfining buckles.

To enable others, skilled in the art, to make and use my invention, Iwill now describe its construction and operation.

The buckle consists of two pieces, the tongue, C, and the frame, A, withits appendages, and is made of' iron, brass, or other suitable material.

At one extremity of' the buckle is a loop, 2, betwen D and A, (as shownin Fig. 1,) into which is buckled the girth-strap, J, (Fig. 4), whilethe skirt point, II, passes through the girth and buckle and is confinedin the usual manner by the tongue, C; by means of which arrangement onegirth, I, is made to answer for the two girths in common use; therebysaving the expense of one girth, besides rendering the harness lighter,simpler, and more readily attached (having less buckles) to the horseand carriage. At the other extremity of the buckle is a loop, or point,1, between E and A, for holding down the strap, as shown in Fig. 4.

G represents a part of the saddle.

K is the back-band, and L is the shafttug attached to it.

Near the center of the buckle are wings, or projections, B B, a top Viewof which is shown in Fig. l, and a side view in Fig. 2; said wings beingprovided with round holes, b, Z), for the reception-of rivets or screws.

C is the tongue furnished, as shown-in Fig. 3, with two arms, c c, which(after the body of the tongue has been passed from the under sidethrough slot, m, Fig. l) rest, or turn, in the semi-cylindrical box, a,as represented by the dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2.

After the tongue is properly inserted, the buckle is laid flat upon thegirth, or strap, to which it is to be confined, and holes are punched inthe leather corresponding with the holes, b b, in the wings, B, B. Therivets are then put through and headed with great rapidity, comparedwith the usual method of attaching buckles, z'. e. by sewing, while noleather is lost by lapping over. In place of simple rivets, screws maybe used; or, (as shown in Fig. 2) a flat piece, F, with starts, orrivets, y, 7c, may be used. The under side of the arms, o, c, resting onthe leather, are securely kept in place in the box, a.

Having thus described the construction and operation of my improvement,what I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is"Constructing a buckle with wings, B B, or their equivalents, andfurnished with holes, b, substantially as set forth and for the objectsspecified.

L. C. CHASE.

IVitnesses N. AMES, GEORGE CARPENTER.

